Nambucca Heads High School
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About the school
Nambucca Heads High School provides quality education for students in Years 7 to 12 within a caring and professional environment. The school is committed to promoting academic performance, social development, and student welfare. It has developed strong community networks that enhance various vocational education programs, bolstered by the addition of a Trade Centre which expands opportunities for positive educational outcomes. The dedicated staff focus on quality classroom practices, fostering collaboration to ensure a holistic education. The school's achievements are evident in its success across the performing and visual arts, debating, public speaking, and a wide range of sporting pursuits. Nambucca Heads High School embraces new technologies as they become available, enriching the learning experience. In terms of social development, the school provides various travel opportunities within Australia and overseas, enhancing extracurricular engagement. Overall, it strives to cultivate an inclusive school culture where every student can thrive academically and personally.
Mission
We help every student to learn, grow and succeed.
Creating Tomorrow
We are a school that proudly serves our Nambucca Heads community.
We offer a high-quality, Comprehensive education for Year 7 to Year 12 students.
Location & Catchment Area
- Nambucca Heads High School
Nearby or Connected Schools
- A Frank Partridge VC Public School 192 m
- B Nambucca Heads Public School 2.1 km
- C Macksville Public School 9.9 km
- D Macksville High School 10.5 km
Profile (2025)
- Total enrolments
- 314 (153 girls, 161 boys)
- Enrolments (FTE) What does this mean?
- 314
- ICSEA What does this mean?
- 890 (percentile 9)
- SEA quarters What does this mean?
- 60% / 27% / 9% / 4%
- FOEI What does this mean?
- 142
- Indigenous students
- 32%
- LBOTE What does this mean?
- 8%
- Teaching staff (FTE) What does this mean?
- 41.3
- Non-teaching staff (FTE) What does this mean?
- 14
Enrolments by grade (2025)
| Grade | Headcount |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 57 |
| Year 8 | 66 |
| Year 9 | 55 |
| Year 10 | 59 |
| Year 11 | 44 |
| Year 12 | 33 |
| Total | 314 |
Year by year
Attendance data for 2020 is unavailable — NSW schools were disrupted by COVID-19 and the Department of Education did not publish figures for that year.
| Year | Enrolments | Girls | Boys | Attendance % | ICSEA | Teaching staff (FTE) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 314 | 153 | 161 | - | 890 | 41.3 |
| 2024 | 318 | 151 | 167 | 72.9 | 892 | 43.5 |
| 2023 | 349 | 170 | 179 | 75.2 | 883 | 44.2 |
| 2022 | 395 | 185 | 210 | 68.7 | 880 | 49.9 |
| 2021 | 431 | 206 | 225 | 79.8 | 909 | 51.2 |
| 2020 | 438 | 221 | 217 | - | 912 | 51 |
| 2019 | 441 | 229 | 212 | 82.8 | 910 | 46.4 |
| 2018 | 406 | 207 | 199 | 84.5 | 902 | 44.8 |
| 2017 | 362 | 187 | 175 | 87.1 | 907 | 43.7 |
| 2016 | 348 | 176 | 172 | 84.8 | 893 | 43.4 |
| 2015 | 348 | 184 | 164 | 82.3 | 892 | 41.2 |
| 2014 | 364 | 194 | 170 | 86.4 | 900 | 41.8 |
| 2013 | 401 | 206 | 195 | 85 | 911 | 43.7 |
| 2012 | 432 | 217 | 215 | 83.9 | 921 | 47.1 |
| 2011 | 445 | 217 | 228 | 85.8 | 912 | 46.8 |
| 2010 | 448 | 214 | 234 | - | 916 | 46.4 |
| 2009 | 473 | 223 | 250 | - | 958 | 48 |
| 2008 | 463 | 216 | 247 | - | 958 | 47 |
Attendance data for 2020 is unavailable — NSW schools were disrupted by COVID-19 and the Department of Education did not publish figures for that year.